Mexico US offers billions to Mexico for war on drugs instead of addressing the demand side in US while open borders problem continues after leadership unable to deliver coherent long term immigration policy

South America radical influence of Hugo Chaves in Venezuela and others grows as he joins with Iranians and threatens to support them and impose sanctions on oil and goods if US attacks

North Korea Bush claims success limiting nuclear arms but evidence exists that Korea help Syria with clandestine program

DarfurPeace talks fail as US can do little militarily with army stretched to breaking point